A public
health group in Massachusetts, USA, is asking the Star Market to remove lottery
ticket vending machines from its stores.
In a letter
written last week, the Northeastern University's Public Health Advocacy
Institute accused the supermarket chain of selling lottery tickets to underage
players.
The
institute says lottery ticket vending machines are often situated next to candy
and soda vending machines and further states there are no adequate safeguards
in place to prevent minors from buying tickets.
To
illustrate its point, the institute enlisted the help of a 14-year-old boy
who purchased "$500 Frenzy" and US Mega Millions tickets from
machines at several Star Market stores.
